The Best Restaurant in Town is in YOUR HOUSE

The Last Word is one of my top 3 cocktails, along with the Manhattan and the Negroni. It is simple to make and very refreshing. Mix 1 part each of Green Chartreuse, Gin, Marachino Liquor and Fresh Lime Juice. Shake on ice, strain and serve. It is …

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Just a thought? Does knowing how something is done make it more or less enjoyable. I’ll use modern cuisine as an example. 4 years ago, I had no idea how to do any of it. Ferran Adria was a genious, and I was in awe. My wife and I live 3 blocks fro…

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Recently, I’ve had a lot of people ask me for resources and suggestions regarding Molecular Gastronomy. If you are a chef who already works with hydrocolloids, there probably won’t be a lot of new information here. This post is for the people who …

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For our St Patty’s Day meals, I made 54 loaves of Irish Soda Bread (see previous post). I decided to cut off the ends of each loaf and only serve the center cuts. We kept the ends for snacking. Once we were all snacked out, one of my cooks asked “…

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I’m sitting here enjoying by cup of dark, black coffee and had a thought. It’s been a long time since I had cream and sugar in my coffee. I had the pleasure of going to Ferran Adria’s Times Talk in NYC last September. During his talk, he brought u…

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If you’re looking to learn something about cooking, this isn’t the post for you. This is an addendum to my first post. I never was big on filling out “About Me” sections. I’ve wanted to keep this space about cooking, recipe development, inspiratio…